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Health Tech Platform launched in Burkina Faso today

Transforming Healthcare in Burkina Faso: Introducing the Health Tech Platform Burkina Faso takes a major step towards digitalizing healthcare with the launch of the Health Tech Platform. This three-year project aims to promote dialogue and action on health technologies, ultimately addressing important health concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa. Discover how this inclusive and balanced platform is set to revolutionize healthcare delivery in Burkina Faso and beyond.

Medriva Newsroom

24 Dec 2022 03:06 EST

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On 6^th June, 2022, Burkina Fasoâs Minister of Research, Professor Ouattara Frederic launched the Health Tech Platform in the country. This move serves as a part of the countryâs initiative to digitalize health care so as to better serve its citizens.

Sub-Saharan Africa is covered under the Health Tech Platform, a three-year project aimed at promoting dialogue as well as action on health technologies. According to AFIDEP, the project's goal is to build an African-led advocacy platform for the development and deployment of transformational tools and technologies to solve important health concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The platform will be objective, transparent, inclusive, open, and balanced. Global, regional, and national stakeholders are all represented on the Health Tech Platform. In Burkina Faso and Uganda, this is being implemented at the national level. CRSN in Burkina Faso and CEPA in Uganda are leading the execution of the program in their respective countries, respectively.

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